New Hope United Methodist Church Welcome to New Hope United Methodist Church March 26, 2017

Announcements Today, Cherubs Choir Rehearsal, 9am, RM11 Young Adults, 11:15am, RM6 Youth, 5:30pm, Upstairs Tuesday, Prayer, 3pm Financial Peace University, 7:15pm, RM2 Wednesday, Chimes, 6pm, RM3; Choir, 7pm, Sanct. Friday, Prayer, 4pm Sunday, April 2nd, Sanctuary Vision Meeting Monday, April 3rd, 7pm Trustees Tuesday, April 4th, 7pm SPRC

Sung Meditation Holy Ground TFWS #2272

We are standing on holy ground, and I know that there are angels all around; let us praise Jesus now; we are standing in his presence on holy ground.

Bringing in the Light of Christ Musical Prelude Bringing in the Light of Christ

Come, Now is the Time to Worship Choral Introit Come, Now is the Time to Worship Choir

One: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. *Call to Worship One: Hear, O Israel: The LORD our God, the LORD is one. Many: Come let us worship the LORD whom we love with all our heart and with all our soul and with all our strength.

How Great Thou Art (Verse 1) 77 *How Great Thou Art WORDS: Stuart K. Hine, 1953 1. O Lord my God! when I in awesome wonder consider all the worlds thy hands have made, © 1953, renewed 1981 Manna Music, Inc.

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder, thy power throughout the universe displayed.

How Great Thou Art (Refrain) Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

How Great Thou Art (Verse 2) 2. When through the woods and forest glades I wander, and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;

when I look down from lofty mountain grandeur and hear the brook, and feel the gentle breeze;

How Great Thou Art (Refrain) Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

How Great Thou Art (Verse 3) 3. And when I think that God, his Son not sparing, sent him to die, I scarce can take it in;

that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing, he bled and died to take away my sin;

How Great Thou Art (Refrain) Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

How Great Thou Art (Verse 4) 4. When Christ shall come with shout of acclamation and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart.

Then I shall bow in humble adoration, and there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!

How Great Thou Art (Refrain) Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Savior God to thee; how great thou art, how great thou art!

An Invitation to Christ *Opening Prayer An Invitation to Christ 466 Dimitri of Rostov, Russia, 17th cent. Come, my Light, and illumine my darkness. Come, my Life, and revive me from death. Come, my Physician, and heal my wounds. By permission of A. R. Mowbray & Co., Ltd.

Come, Flame of divine love, and burn up the thorns of my sins, kindling my heart with the flame of thy love.

Come, my King, sit upon the throne of my heart and reign there Come, my King, sit upon the throne of my heart and reign there. For thou alone art my King and my Lord. Amen.

Come Just As You Are / I Come to the Cross Anthem Come Just As You Are / I Come to the Cross Choir

Children’s Time

Offering Our Gifts to God

Praise God, from Whom All Blessings Flow (Old 100th) 95 WORDS: Thomas Ken, 1674 Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; praise him, all creatures here below;

praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost praise him above, ye heavenly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me! 378 WORDS: John Newton, 1779; st. 6 anon. (1 Chr. 17:16-17) 1. Amazing grace! How sweet the sound that saved a wretch like me!

I once was lost, but now am found; was blind, but now I see.

Amazing Grace (2) 2. ’Twas grace that taught my heart to fear, and grace my fears relieved;

how precious did that grace appear the hour I first believed.

3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come; Amazing Grace (3) 3. Through many dangers, toils, and snares, I have already come;

’tis grace hath brought me safe thus far, and grace will lead me home.

Joys and Concerns Prayers of the People Pastoral Prayer

Hymnal #895 Used By Permission. CCLI License # 11148194

Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever. Amen.

Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost; Glory Be to the Father WORDS: Lesser Doxology, 3rd-4th cent. 70 Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;

as it was in the beginning, is now, and ever shall be, world without end. Amen. Amen.

Scripture Reading Mathew 7:7-8 7 “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened.

Witness: Leanne Jenkins

Scripture Reading Isaiah 40:28-31 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The Lord is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He does not faint or grow weary; his understanding is unsearchable. 29 He gives power to the faint, and strengthens the powerless.

Scripture Reading Isaiah 40:28-31 30 Even youths will faint and be weary, and the young will fall exhausted; 31 but those who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles, they shall run and not be weary, they shall walk and not faint.

Witness: Kevin Martin

The Old Rugged Cross (Verse 1) 504 *The Old Rugged Cross WORDS: George Bennard, 1913 (1 Cor. 1:22-25) 1. On a hill far away stood an old rugged cross, the emblem of suffering and shame;

and I love that old cross where the dearest and best for a world of lost sinners was slain.

The Old Rugged Cross (Refrain) So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, (cross, the old rugged cross,) till my trophies at last I lay down;

and exchange it some day for a crown. I will cling to the old rugged cross, (cross, the old rugged cross,) and exchange it some day for a crown.

The Old Rugged Cross (Verse 2) 2. O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world, has a wondrous attraction for me;

for the dear Lamb of God left his glory above to bear it to dark Calvary.

The Old Rugged Cross (Refrain) So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, (cross, the old rugged cross,) till my trophies at last I lay down;

and exchange it some day for a crown. I will cling to the old rugged cross, (cross, the old rugged cross,) and exchange it some day for a crown.

The Old Rugged Cross (Verse 3) 3. In that old rugged cross, stained with blood so divine, a wondrous beauty I see,

for ’twas on that old cross Jesus suffered and died, to pardon and sanctify me.

The Old Rugged Cross (Refrain) So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, (cross, the old rugged cross,) till my trophies at last I lay down;

and exchange it some day for a crown. I will cling to the old rugged cross, (cross, the old rugged cross,) and exchange it some day for a crown.

The Old Rugged Cross (Verse 4) 4. To the old rugged cross I will ever be true, its shame and reproach gladly bear;

then he’ll call me some day to my home far away, where his glory forever I’ll share.

The Old Rugged Cross (Refrain) So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross, (cross, the old rugged cross,) till my trophies at last I lay down;

and exchange it some day for a crown. I will cling to the old rugged cross, (cross, the old rugged cross,) and exchange it some day for a crown.

The Old Rugged Cross (Verse 1) TFWS 2282 *I’ll Fly Away Some glad morning when this life is o’er, I’ll fly away, fly away; fly away; to a home on God’s celestial shore,

I’ll fly away, fly away. fly away. I’ll fly away, fly away, O glory, In the morning. When I die, hallelujah by and by, I’ll fly away, fly away, fly away.

When the shadows of this life have gone, I’ll fly away, fly away; fly away; like a bird from prison bars has flown,

I’ll fly away, fly away. fly away. I’ll fly away, fly away, O glory, In the morning. When I die, hallelujah by and by, I’ll fly away, fly away, fly away.

Just a few more weary days and then, I’ll fly away, fly away; fly away; to a land where joys shall never end,

I’ll fly away, fly away. fly away. I’ll fly away, fly away, O glory, In the morning. When I die, hallelujah by and by, I’ll fly away, fly away, fly away.

*Unison Blessing Numbers 6:24 “The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you and be gracious to you; the LORD turn his face toward you and give you peace.” *Unison Blessing Numbers 6:24